The Sun. — London, England, 1809-08-29 00:00:00

aesisib, 3%, many ea enjoy the name of Spaniard a share ciirela or iedirett, all might glary in orivileges .to which the appellation of citizen. in;i41..,..3 them. The heart glows with the noblest eitte , itis'at contemplating the glory of so desired a I What all inexhaustible foentein of power and pstriotisni would then be - opened. to this generous ttation - ! How. would timid mistrust (which in the best of tinses,.dieninishei the resources of na tions), flee at the sight of so &rolls a Congress! The renewal of our past sacrifices might, it it :would then arrive, who would be , the wretch that woeld excuse himself from repeating them ? I have a country, would every, Spaniard exclaim ; there •are my eyes looking on _those who represent it; those to whom I have confided my, interests were both with me if they now eisjoy a power w high I myself prOfoundly venerate; it they dispoSe of. me, and I hasten to obey them,•it is because itetheir will "we' have all concurred; hlins do. -mariners deliVer ms. lees itito the handso - f the pilot, to - whom I:.ey intrust their` prolierties and lives. But this rower will not dazile : thefts . ; it not for ever separate us ;• it will not giVe - birth 'to'eliat !epee- Dance which subsiits betwieen tlids - 6'Who command without ends,- and shose who without any eed must obey them; knowing that, authority e - :and Confroul laid aside,' they Must shortly return to Mix with us,: they 'se ill !eat injure ; the great family in, whose hasOM they ate to ,ass their most tranquil.days cne - mari alone, creStieed by the sacred influence of the laws, to .cause them nebe observed -by his people, - ceive perpeteal love and constant obedience„,in re turn for she respect which he. hirriself. pays to those laws, the only, although, the most solid, basis of -his. throne ; let them then- deniand my property, I knoW it is expended on my owls interests; - let ! them carry my sons.to this field of battle; _I know that they go to be my proteeters and shields;' if a cruel destiny tears them. ft ow me, my-country will lament them with are, .and I not seder the barbaroui indif ference of a .tyrant, who 'smiles - While his subjeas perkb ; but it they return conquerors what e day ote glory ! Jtty will not he restrained w nhin my breast at seeing them. crowned by their fellow citi zens ! NO, they will not hate to supplicate thtire ward of their setvi'il'es ; they will be the idols of all the people. . • Thus would that primitiVe ardour, Which. was ad mired at the manner:cement of this ..memorable war, return to ;its former strength. It is true that it 81311 exists in Spanish bosoms, but it exists without any othenitirture than our .constancy and the fero . cious conduit of the enemy; it exists, but it.is now the slumbering fire wlech succeeds a great Confla gratiee. If enthusiasm fir -I he- public good-delays hot toe-evive it, it will take that flame which shall purge "our dross and conslnne those' robbers ; but if . it is abandoned to if it is only fanned by - the gentle breath of - r emote and, indefinite hopes, soon wits it be covered .with ashes. Nothing is to be ,feated from the fire, of patriotism, wheadiretted by • a national body such as we w.sh tor; rather, there is no other mode Of healing. us, without exposieg,uS to violent Convulsions. The peOple,, in - certain rcir cumstances, are as untrattable as wild beasts; woe to the hand that dares to touch the wounds of the lion, how" strong soever may be his bands ! neither soothing, - poi caresses, nor affettion, no- -benevo lence, will avail to restrain his fury, when- he feels the inevitable pain of the cautery ; good intentions riot save the tash man who may wish to apply it to the cure e Would .. you restore life to him ? do - not thee loosen him so as he may do mischief, but leave him lite free use of his members, and he will g‘aduarly cleanse his wounds. So is every 'People in the world; Peter the Great civilized Russia by force, and bad to shed she blood of his first-born to' cilia is ; those u4iserani-.; staves who endured every - species of calamity from the bends of their despots, turned with fury against the Sovereign who wished, to make them happy; well, then, who wistlld wish to encountel siMilar dangers frOm a nation like Spa.n ? who would be so cruel as to leave her to perish by her misfortunes or so dating as to at ternet to cure her without her cow urrence ? If this great undertaking is to be .iccomplished, act in concert with the whole Nation, then . will every ditfit ulty vanish ; Nobles, Ph beians, • Eccle-' siastics, Liusbandruen, Merchants, Mechanics, all unite, penetrated with the uccessities of their tes pettive classes; they will perceive how .the welfare of each depends upon that (Witte Nation they repre sent ; they will recognise the benefits of the e mutual sacrifices which onehuust make to the alter: there will they estable.ti she permanent basis of a free COl stitution to w hich the laws being perfetted; the du ties and rights of the Throne will appear unclouded, - and the duties aitd rights of the Nation which sup ports it : irons thence will 'proceed gradually and beneficielly, improvements its our Legislation and in ietnal Administration ; from thence,. in good faith and confideoce, the only guarantees of the pros perity of.Ststes. Let it not be said that we describe -art tehaginary perfection ; very, tar are we from atm , butine that to the . Aesseitibly we propose ; the science of Governing is learnt like thesetlesise by et riogj but the errors of a represented Nation, proceed Irons inexperience, . which corrects itself, riot froM obsti nacy which retuses conviction : these errors do not inspire di , trust, they dobot compromise the cha ratler of those who have committed them, and can not perpetuate themsetees as a system. To an inex pert representation, succeeds soother which has •in the mean while informed itself, to this another still more practised itt public affsirs and . in-short the in clination for political discussion fermenting the whole mass of citizens, scarcely cars an 'indh;idual be named who is ignorant of what is'proper.for the State. This advantage demonstrates the power of the remedy -proposed fur renovating the Nation and TeCOttrin6 us from our miserable situation ; neither constitutions nor law s, isor - partial refotins 'are ca pable of extricating us trout the horrible deciine, • frost - the dissoluticel and lintt.ilition to which oar abuses have reduced us. It is necessaty to retottu the Nation individaaliy ; inculcating liberal ideas in regard to the well:ire of the State t o,which they be long.; it is necessary to give to this people that last ing energy,_which is the terror et domestic and fo reign u - Sorpers; that power w 7 hich consists in the love of a just conStitutton and proteCting laws,v , hose benign influence may be felt ; it is necessary to in spire that noble pride which arises. from the,security in which the rights of freemen . are enjoyed; finally;it is necessary that all our compatriots should lcytow well wlot it is to be a Spaniard, and what is due to him who enjoys that name: •in a word, a patriotic edUcation necessary in order that a country may exist, and this education can only be acquired where there is a national body which may be . school, when in the course ofinne, the Spaniards have-Con tributed to the periodical formation of -this - body, some- nominating their representatives; and others under this title assembling to.delibelate when the poor la,hourer talks of public affairs, and discuses in ttte midst of his family the snbje6ls which his fel are'_abotit to decide; then .let the ene tny's t - ines ,rush•upon us in torrcuts ; .they, will perish lay 'the hands of our soldiers let the ambi tousimtigtlein secret ; they will not escape the eye of our representatives.; let Courtiers basely 'exert thernselVes ; what are these wretches in the midst of a free. Na6on ? 11 '`.• !; day . :Spaniards; perhaps we-do not possess the talent of persuading you, 'but you cannot deny the practi- ' cal persuasion of. example. Turn your eyes towards ..England, to that Natinn our Ally, whose, powers astOuish Europe, and whose character *v . ; the 'only barrier which the tyranny of France has. hitherto en , countered ; what-is the source of that indefatiga 'hie ivrength which she displays ? the public spirit which arises frets a Parliament equally sospeded by the people.and the- king; it is the fountain ot the riches of the kingdom, defendintsliberty, and in dustry its inexhaustible treasures; it is the suul of that rigid charaaler which :rynders the Natio _invul meta* to the 'internal attacks ot despotism and the external ones of foreign powers; it is that which, giving to every EnglishaLzo a well-founded pride.ot belonging to thin Nation, disposes. him to sacrifice life rather than stain that most worthy name. Ask• an Englishman why lie glories in being such ? the most ouscute mechanic will reply with out hesilating a moment, " becathe I enjoy rny pro perty and ainfrees thave a King whom 1 love w nit enthusiasm; and I venerate him the more, as I know, he has not the power of doing us wrong ; a body ot citizens watches over oar interests ; these are not discuseil in dark secrecy, I know when, and in what manner they are debated; I speak also my - opinion' upon them, and although . it i4 - WOrth - rho- . thing, the liberty of expressing it gives to us all the dignity of men." Spaniards ; beloved countrymen ; on asking us what privileges this glorious name confers us i will you tell nie rl,at shall Ue • reply4-(From the " &mai:tutu Patriotico," of the 13th and 20th July. MAILS. AR R its --I Gottenburgji, 2 Dublin. Doe—z Gotten. . burgh, i Malta, ?'W . _ 'PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT TWELVE O'CLOCK. Consols . _ — - . . • 6Si T . E S U ‘N. LOLIM QUIZ DIU'S]. PALSUM AUDEAT? L 0 N D 0 IV, ITEiDAY, AUGUST 29, 1809. This morning a Gottenburgh Mail arrived. The following are the only articles of intelligence it con- tains : STOCKHOLM,. AUG.- 10.—We - have not received any accounts from our army and navy, nor ha.any thing transpired of the present state of .the negocia. tions for Peace.between this country and Russia and Denmark. Letters from Marseillo and Genoa state, that the French Consul in -.Algiers,. Dusots•TAINVILLF;,. has been arrested by order of fhe , i)EY, and that war has been declared against France. We regret that we are still unable to communi i cate!to our Readers any official intelligence, either from the 'Scheldt Or. from Spain. It is stated in our Falmouth letter, that the .i\ionpa_rei/ had arrived there With Dispatchbs trotn Lord WELLINGTON ; this, however, is a mistoke ; the Nonpareil did not Ong any Dispatches, and there is strong reason to appre hend that the vessel that sailed with them has either been lost or taken. Yesterday. morning his -.MAJESTY, the Duke of CAMBRIDGE, and Princess AUGUSTA, accompanied by Lord ST: HELENS, the Hon. Mrs. EGBERTON, Generals . CARTNNRIGHT and FITZROY, Colonels TAY L oa and Dasaa ow, rode.in the Great Par.k, and -returned at twelve. Yesterday Lori Sr. HELENS arrived at Windsor, On a visit -to his MAJESTY. The gallant Captain ARTHUR, a native of Ply mouth, of the 3,5 th regiment, (for his exemplary co - ndutt in leading on the. light company of that regiment in the attack on the French before Mid dieburgh,l by which he took 70 prisoners, and killed 39 of the enemy, and lost 38 of the light company of the 35th regiment, out of 84 raok and file), is, we are happy to state,. 'promoted. by Sir -Ey E E CooTE, to be Deputy Assistant Adjutant-General t o the army under Lientenant-Gen. Str. joHN Hopp., in South Bevelant A proper. reward to real merit. This brave and judicions officer distinguished him self most eminently in Egypt, in the fatal retreat from Rosetta, and received a severe wound on the occasion. I.et it not - be sus posed that the welfare of a Nation con sists to i,..tv.tig it Cvues, howsoever Weil framed they may appear at rust sight, nor in fug a constitution digested .in the private Study of a Scayan. N uth tig is more easy than to. make Cons , itiniutis most perfeCt in theory ; the great diffi culty casuists tagiving laws adapt:ri to the character, tam pers and olinli ,, nb oh a bravc-people ;it not being-in the prwtr Oh mail to liutatruits winch tinie only can bring to perfk.dion anti maturity; they should content ilzeinsetves with sowing toe seeds which ire to produce thew ; let there be in Spain a National bony, let time be Cartts which pro -I.erly deserve that name, and they will form chic Luiw nu .non we want, better than if Locke hitrsel fshould riw aga•ti 'to make it ; it is not requisite to be a Philosopher to take care of one's own interests, tile 'condition required is, rs be I , •:e. (Note of the Editor.) The harvest has coma enCed in the neighourl , ood of I+ol, pretty generally, and the crops do +id: 'a l :peiir to be so lunch injured as was to be dreade t firm; irie numerous heavy showers thit have lately falku itt that country. It is to be hoped that a - ccrtain -pro -1-:i:A.l°n of the Militia will be allowed to work in t:te larve*it field. BREAD.—There being no Conn of . Aldermen to- ; NAVAL N EWH. day, the Lord-Mayor, er inipeeing the return.; of the,Bakers' Company, and MealweiLhersi, ordered it to remain at present prices. PORTSMOUTH, AUGUST 28.—Arrived the Anne The fu s ion packet, belonging to the'old shipping JONES, from Cork ; Lively, WEaTON, fi'om Alder company; sailed from London on Sunday se . nnight,' nes? : LiElory, CohEETT, from Dungarven ; ThO at ten o'clock in the forencion, and arrived in Leith • • and Mary, FLINN, from Yptighall ; Northuna•erhnd, harbour the Tuesday evening following , at eleven. o'clock, being the quickest passage ever made be- - 'RoXIINSON and Wiliam and Mary, from Sunder-- i • • . twixt London and Leith. • Saturday the 13th Dragoons were reviewed at Sailed his Majesty's ship Loire, of 38 guns, on a Wimbledon Common by the Prince of WALES. and r the Duke of Yoltx, attended by the. Duke of ernize ; Providence, Sm Frit and Maria, Gza ma B RUN S W ICK and several General Officers. • We•are for London • also -the llosina, for New sorry to add, that during an extremely rapid cha r ge Brunswick. two of the. men fell, one of whom was run over by four horses, before their .career 'could be stopped. He at length was taken up most severely hurt. On Wednesday week the son of the: Earl of DAR LINGTON attained the age of twetity-one, an event which was announced in.Shrewsbnry by the ringing . of bells,• anct.the agents of his Lordship and several . .. friends assetnbk:d and dined together at the 'Lion Inn, —The village Bird neighourhood of High Ercall celebrated. Lord BARNARO's' CoMing of age on that day. Tile morning was ushered in by ringing,of bells, discharge of cannon; and: the enlivening play of a flag hoisted upon the ehnrch tower. , About noon, a saploig oak, of fine pranise,was planted in. a conspicuous part of the village, - properly fenced and guarded, in commemoration of the young Lord's attaining this periOd of matutity; and we will in- . dulge a hope: that-the or, may .prove the bul. wank of Old England—the other become the pride and guardian of its laws, its liberties, and its happy Constitution,—Nine fat sheep, a side of beef, and a large quantity. of bread, was disnibutedao the work men and poor of the neighbouring townships, in Portions of three pounds of meat and a three-penny loaf to each individual in a family ; so that every member sit:mid . partake of the bounty :—a plan at . once liberal and considerate, and worthy of imitation on such Occasions. Atter they had dined at their respective homes they were eXpeeled at, and repaired to ,the rendezvous at Ercall, where• two hundred gallons of strong ber:r was given among them rind the populace. The inhabitants aid tenantry of Earl DAti 7 LINGToN, the noble lather of Lord.BARNARD, with. the female part of the uniting in the general expetice, and their friends, dined in a tent erected for the purpose in one of the adjoining fields, where, a tat buck haiing been slaughtered for the occasion,. a repast was prepared with taste and great abund , nee,. After the cloth was tenroved, and the Ladies had retired' to a..tieat" pavition. ; near that of the Gen tlemen,the festivity at the evening began with ap approptiate, toasts and sentiments arising from the shejela of the meeting, aed . others loyal and consti s , tutiono, and some excellent soegs were given. An excellent military band of music attended the whole 'of the evening and the song, the toast, and the jest alternate gaiiceal the festival. Nor Wash at Ercall alone that such gratulat ions took pl ice. It may be said that' every tenant 'upon .the many and exit write possessions of his Lordship Ma inh.sted his exultation upon - the occasion. The cot taee of Drytrin Bank , vas ithuninated with great brilimicy and fasts . . At Eytoo, Wroxeter; ,Harley, Btc sheep weie roasted, and disttibuted,with plenty of, ale, to the. pour ;at this last village there was also adispi4y of tit e. workS and dancing. And on MondaV week, the Earl of DARLINGTON made the toikri of -Darlington a present of a tat ox, consequence of theabove even it was met on its ma i l oy the band of the Local Militia, and con ducted itinitiph into the town On Wednesday it was roasted whole, and given to the populace, ith-a pro'usion of ale and bread. The operation of cutting upewas performed with great cetemuny ; the' band of the :Militia playing a suitable air the whole time Numerous peals of bells were rung throughout the day, in honour' of the event, and thou:, ii t he town was remarkably full,- arid many. of compatiy under the co.ntroul of the jolly god, we are happy to add that nu accident happened.— The sane day upisards Of 300 of the Earl's tennauts dined at Rail Castle, A here they- Yrere regaled with the best eheer,in•i lie i rue.old English sty le.of hospi tality.- An ox t%as roasted whole, and ale and bread in ahundance„given to the populace, ~at each of the follow ins 'towns, where his Lordship's estate extends, viz. Peirse-Bridge, Barna d:CaStle,.Mii.h)leron-Stain.- drop, and Coekfield. - Tire oxen N,veigliel up A' r 4 . CIS of 70 stone each. 1 FALMOUTH, AUG. 26,-7-Sailed yesterday the brig Emmeline, WATEamArr, for Cadiz; the Traffic, I♦IEAIIN, for Tarragona, and this day, hia Majesty's brig Nonpareil, Lieut. DICKI-NSON,. with dispalches ..fo,rir A. WELLESLRY, at Lisbon. The Dispnich "nickel, IVIAxDoN, from Jamaica; atid - the Mary packi,Tfrom New-York, is hourly expeoled. • The Aliza -patket is nppointed to take out Mails for Corutina. . Arrived the ship Ti:ofalgar, Captain Wm. KEEN from London, bound to Martinigne, Q I days out ; the ship Sufibik, Captain KENN AWAY , from don, for St. Thomas's ; the ship %/rubella, Captaiti ABEItCROMBY, from London, bound to Madeira; the Simnish ship Rammorila, Captain A.G.ll4lsp; from,-London, for Cadiz ; his Majesty's brig Sea flower, of 16 guns, with one transrort under convoy, from Plymouth, for Corunna. DEAL, AUG. 28.z- 7 AI-rived his Majesty's ships Orion, Illusirious Alfred,` Nainur, Achilles, and Bel. lona, &c. with prisoners on board from Flushing, SHEERNESS, AUG. 27 —Arrived his Majestf4 ship Diligence with ptkiners from the Baltic; and the Shield, tender witlr volupteers and impressed • men for the fit'et. • AUG, 8.7-.,sailed his Majesty's brig Acute with a Convoy for Hellgoland-; and his Majesiy's brig Manly, far 'the . coast of •11,11 and. • SAed the Ikyal qovereign yacht-for Weythouth, to at end on the PuincessoTAmccrit and MARY. Orders are come down to man the Dauntless. Lord CHOLYIONDEEY gave a grand fete yesterday .at his v i lla ot Thames_Ditton'to-Ois Royal Highness the Prince of \VALES, the Duke of CLALENCE, and to a numerous party of the noblemen and get:try who enjoy the confidence Of his royal guests. • During the repre3entation of The Virgin Un - - masked,'; ai Margate Theatre, on Saiurday esening, Lord C— came into the stage-box, rather inebri'- . wed, and when De Camp • began his.song, joined him 'in it ; De Camp very vilitely requested his Lordship to proceed without him. the :audienee,..ho ever, would brit let their judgment give. way to politenesi, and insi-ted on 1)e• CamVs.finishing the song, which he accordingly•did. , • , • Dr. Anderson, of the Botahicat Gardens, at St. n,m,t bas_tr.a ted to this country'speimens .of the bark of five ditferent kinds of trees, Which - he conceives.may become substitutes fOr oak barks in -tanning. - They are all common on flint island, and if found to possess the astringent or tanning Suality, may be procured.at a very low price: _•: _ There is at present in-the•possession of Mr";.JOhn Griffin, of Ro'ness, Scotland, a seagull,. in goOa health, supposed to be t wen ty 7,t hree years old. Tnis Gentleman haS kept it - i.wenry -years. _ The annual conference of the _Methodists held' thiii - year at Manchester terminated on Thursday 259 Preacher; attended.—AOlull increase ot Mem bets during the past }ear, 14,200.--:.6200 .in Etn 4 - land and - Ireland, and 800x0 in'America: , The nutn ber of PreaChers received at .conference, after the four probationary years, exclusive of those 'in 'the .distritts was lc) and-. the number of new , chapels opened since last. conference •is stated to be oonsi derable. Friday evening John . Flenckley, a waterman, going through the centre arch of his boat upset ; several other boats prisherl Off to brs, as sitance, but too late to save.hirn from beitN drowned, he has left a wife and family to lament'his unfortu nate tate. CAMBLIDGE, AUG. 23. On Monday the Rev. Dr. Dampier, Lord Bishop of this diocese, held his Primary VisitatiOn at St. Michael's chur,.i!, in: this town. The sermon was preached by the Rev. Mr. fl agg i tt , Reci or O(Daton, troth Proverbs, chap. xix. v. 1 and 2; aster w filch his Loids.)ip defkered a Most excellent and affeetion' ate charge to the Clergy, who afterwards, by ago' neral invitation, dir , •ed with his Lordship ai the nose Tavern. The Rev. Robert Leman Pitge is institute', by the Lord Bishop of London, to the recthry of Pantield , in Essex, on the presentation of 'Roger Kyilaston,• Esq.—The Rev. James Grant Is instituted to the rectory oT Wr4bneic, in the sante county, on the pre sentation of the Lord ChancellOri—Also the Bev. Charles Fisher, to the rectory ot Tiliwryjuxta Clare, on the presentation of W. tither, Esq. _ .Saturday the 12th, :the Rev: S. Wilson Warue'. ford, LL: B. was inclne'ted to the valuable liYing of Liddiatel ,Millicent, Wilts, on his own presenta' tion. Bishop of Chester is translated to the. See of .Bangor, in the roost olthe late Bishop, promOted t 0 the See of London. ' Tbe Prince of= Wales has been — pleased to appoint the Rey. Houlton Hartwell, of Now College, Os- - ford, A. M. to be one of Iris Royal Hlghness's chk lains in Ordinary. The Hon. and Rev. .Mr. Agar, late.of Chtist Church, Oxiotd, is presented to the-prebend of St. Michati; in Dublin. The Rev. John 'Monkhouse, M.A. Fellow of Q teen's College, Oxford (and incumbent of the New• Church at W,,kefteld) is presented to the Rec tory of Bratrthot, Hants, vacant by the dej!li of tie Rev. jr. Hetv , on. • The Rev. Thomas .Evaris is prei , ented to the aug mented Perpetual coracles of Chell.ngton and Seav• ingtOn St . . Mary, Somerset.. The Rev. J. M. Wade, Rector of Ashcorne; ls prteiented to the viclrage of Barnstable, - Devon. ' The Rey. Win. Beeby, M.-A. Fellow o'-aneen-' S college, Oxt - ord, is eieried Master of Northleacb school, in tie county of Gloucester, in the•roura.4 the Rev. John- Alen, M. A. deceased._ A Dispensation has .passed, the Great Seal, to erg able the Rei7.3.Thomas - Shuttleworth 1 ChapliOn LaidiNt ifoo - the rectory-of Boon-n, Northamptonshire, with th e ' living of 'Ridden ham, -in the county of Bedforti• eti The D4-hes4 Dow. - ,ger of Newca s tle li.as appoin t r the Rev. Hugh Jonas, Master of the Gram" School at Borron-Opon-Trent,, to' be; her Grac e Domestic Chaplain. . A? te.rtevQlent Quaker, on the Western hbreeeS ()f Nortolk, solely al hi ' own ex},,: ce, t-mrit‘'.. , school ion " boys, on - t V i` i ", cararian hie!' lea; been attended With the wish&d-for success: Friday s e 'nr t ight the boullli,ic donor incited all the pupils to di ne w ith him at house; '.cash carrying hii - knite, fork, and P l3le : the boarcrs'cniled with a • proftt.ion of excellent f0(4)... a!,d !he comfortable brown jug was not forgotteo be passed to th e little rosy-faced set, v' ll9' . ‘ ; countenances rewarded the daughters of Ibe orthy host Otho otlicitit , .ed as waiting-maidm) , they departed with Learts filled with gratitude , tittering Ora ises of their worthy pat roil. I ►. taitiker•l•as.•longsince set a laudable e x:tipple , _ . di trlbuting coal 4 every winter to all the pi-wr titAvs'in . threo ditirent parishes,